Garden tool



March 4, 1930. G R, BELLAH 1,749,271

GARDEN T061.

Filed April l2. 1928 /n/VE/VTO/a. ko/e 65 5,54 1./7/74 5;/ f77-rx #flo portionof the bladeror share.

j :construction f of eXisting l'forms ofy garden l longhandle afterl the manner of the standu described and claimed and illustrated in the f Yals 7 l*Ullal'rrinf STA anomaliv R. isErLLAH, o

OMIA, ASSIGNOR F ONEenaLrfTQO E- 1,]

lGARDEN 'root'k i Application mea April 12g v My invention relates to a gardenL tool and has for its principal object, the provisionlof a relatively simple, practical and. inexpensive gardentool having a blade or share that maybe conveniently lused as a hoe, as a vknife for cutting thru turfor for 4cutting the roots f krof weeds and the like, andy as a mold board for turning over the earth, Weeds, roots and the like that have been cut by the forward Further'objects offrny inventionV `are to generallyA improve yupon' Vand simplify fthe tools,.to .provide alcol of the character rel'ferredtothat may be mounted on .a relativelyshort handle or upon a comparatively ard forms of hoes, andfurther, to utilize a L/portion of the handle that is connected to goethe share as a guard or guide for directing [and supporting the share whenit is drawn g forwardly in a comparatively straight line; forinstance, while beihgdrawn along the :edge of a walk-orpavement. With kthe foregoing and other objects in view, lmyinvention ,consists in certain novel features of v'construction and arrangement of 'parts thatwill be hereinafter more fully accompanying drawing, in which-V Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of a tool. of my improved; construction. l Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection taken on the line 2 -2 and showingtheblade or share in plane view. f

Fig. 3 is a rear, elevational `vi blade or share and 'showing theguide that is formed on' the fend of the handle that is f attached yto said blade.

, Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view vtaken on ythe line of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged crossl section taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. V1.v i

' Fig, 6 is:an-enlarged cross section 'taken on the line'G-fof Fig. 1. f v 1 Referring by 'numeralsl to the .accompanying drawings which illustrate a practical embodiment of invention, designates theblade orA share or tool, the same being preferably formedof steel, and the forward garden des ignatedv by12, to form a ,ing, sharp cutting edges 13.

towardits rear and, thereby forming ashare.

occupied y by the pointed Y blade y 11.

ew'of the j 19128.v serial No. 269,392. f

'f portiony offsaid blade or share shaped so;v as ltogprovide an elongated, flat, `pointed 'blade llfandthe side edges of thisv pointed forward portionof the share are bevelled on top as l pair of` diverg.

The rear portion vof the body yof the tool bent so that. it occupies a ysubstantiallyl upright f plane thatgradually curves laterally 1li that is `curved transversely throughout its length andthe entire upper edgek of-this rear portion of the body of the toolis bevelled on ,itsrear faceas designated by to.form a .sharp cutting edg'el, and that portion ofy the l cuttingA edge to the rear of the pointed y blade 11,is formed i011 @substantially straight lline so that, it forms f ai straight shear-like edge thatgis inclined with respect to the plane Theentire lower edge-ofthe substantially `upright portion 14 of .thegtooljs'bevelledgon fitsjrear or 1oW61;face,- as'designatedyby 17, thereby; forming. a continuous sharp cutting yedgey k18 l:that isl practically? a vcontinuation of the cutting edge 16;,andf'the forward. ends ofthese lcutting.edges.16.andv y1 8 merge into the bevelled edges 12 at; the rear end ofthe Vpointed forward portion 11of thel tool.

" Thus, the bod-yI 0i, thetool comprises a i f straightg,Y flat, pointed, for/ward; portion and asubstantially upright, rear portion or share jan'dathe edges of the 4 loodyof; the tool are sharpened so..V as; to Aproduce continuous, eutflingy edges, A y

Detachabl y secured tothe-upper portion ,Q f vthev rear face of, the fshare 141, preferably by.; meansvof screws 19, isthe lower portion of '1aflat metal bar 'or' strap 20- that ,extends .upwardly andy rearwardly from thetopf of the share, and f Secured in any suitable manner to the upper; end -of this bar or strap, lis

a handle121, which n naybeany'i desired length.

A portion of thjef b ary'or strap 20 extends below the point where the same is secured to the share and this extending portion is bent loutwardly and thence rearwardly to form a horizontally disposed supportand guiding member 22, that occupies a position directly opposite the lower portion of the body of the '100 share and said support and guiding member being spaced a short distance away from said share.V This support and guiding' member 22 occupiesa position to the rear and in longi- 5 tudinal alignment with the rear portion of the ycorresponding side vof the pointed blade V11, c f Y so that asthe tool is drawn forwardly thru Y, the ground, said support and guide will tendk tojdrct 0r guide ,the point as the Same v ,j

10 passes thru'the ground, thereby enabling the "20a short distance belowV the surface-thereof tool to be drawn along'th'ev edge 'of arv pavenient or walk so as-to cut and turn ovterfthe adjacent ground Vor turf.

When my improvedftool is used, the han- 15 dle 21 is engaged andthe share is moved downwardly and forwardly thru the ground and the pointedforward portion 11 provided :with the inclined cuttingredges 12, makes a l l substantially'horizontal cut thru the ground,

and the straight inclinedcutting edge immediately to the rearof the forward point, cuts in a vertical plane thru theturf or ground and the curved` rear portion 14 of the share n .25 functions as a'mold board to' turnover the t f l if" earth, vweeds*and'-grassthat hayebeen cut t- .-j

Vbythe forward portion offthetool.'V 1 i' i. My improved garden toolmay be madein f f various sizes vandif desired, a plurality of v Eco the too-ls'may be-'mountedtonasingle frame Y if or handle, thu'sproviding a tool that will hoe f or cultivate a" substantial width of ground. Thus, it -will be seen that Iha've-provided a garden tool that vis relativelyv simple `in con-v 0F35structionfinexpensiye of manufactureand .l i Y, i f

Very eective in performing the functions for which -itis intended? It will be understood that'minor'changes inthe size, form and constructionof the lya-'ri-` lo ous parts? of my improye'dfgarden-gtoolinay be made 'andgsubstituted for those-'herein i shown and described withoutdepartingfrom .u Y ,Y the spirit ofmy invention,the scopeof'which 1 i 1 y is setforth'in the appended claim- 4 y* v Y l f Cat5 i I claim as my inventio'ng' 1 I In afgarden "toolthe' combination with a 'shoyelhaving a pointedforwardfend andthe upright I'rearportionfo'f lsaid `shovelbe'ing f curved lateral-ly,of a strap securedtotherear Se Vfaceofthe upright laterally curved'r'ea'rpori i )l Vj f,

tion o f the'shovel, 4said-'strap eXtending'- upwardly l .and thence forwardlyv "from: Y said shovel, ahandle secured to 'the upper forwardl portion of 'said strapand the-lower end of v t Y @e5 which strap' is bent outwardlyand rearward- Y j v f Y [l vly to onel side-"of the shovel to forma com- 1 bined gauge and-support for-the tool. j i VIn'te'st'mony whereofl affix mysignature. 7 f f' GEORGER'. BELLAH 

